Thursday, August 12, 2004

Space and Time

Anyone who reads this blog knows that I have too much time to think about things.

Well, this is something I've thought about a lot. This, ladies and gentlemen, will absolutely shake down your perception of the world.

Space and Time as something other than money and market. Think of it this way, when you wake up in the morning, what's the first thing you think about? Usually your routine... eating, showering, stuff like that. You don't care where that stuff comes from, its outside your sphere of influence... unless of course, it inconveniences you. You don't care two hoots that while you were sleeping, some 10, 000 people might have died across the world, maybe more, depending on if there was any fighting. Its outside of your "Space"... and it would take too much "Time" to think about it in a reasonable way, so its best just to ignore it.

Well, do you feel like a participating member of this world yet? If not, don't be alarmed. I won't feign superiority here. I'm also fairly out-of-step with the rest of the world, and I'll tell you something. Its very hard to try and keep track of everything thats happening. Very hard, but not impossible. You just need to free up some space and time, and think about things a little more. Stop worrying about the latest fall styles at Aldo, their shoes are imported anyway. Start worrying about whats going to happen if North Korea actually puts a Nuclear Sub in the water (thanks to Mr. Bush's waffling with N. Korea, we might face another Cold War, good news for his military budget).

Start worrying about what will happen when all news companies are owned by corporations, or government draft agencies. Your freedoms are fast slipping off the toilet paper they were scribed on, and the last bastion of freedom might very well be somewhere not on this world, but rather in your mind.

Space and Time, think about it.

And while your at it, get outside before fall comes. You'll be glad you did.

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